Instructions for Using the Registry

The table below shows all individual exonerations. By default, the table is set to show exonerations from 1989 through the present. Check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter to view Pre-1989 exonerations. Use the filters on the left to search for exonerations with particular criteria. Hover over the symbols for explanations of filters or columns. Use the Keyword Search box to filter for cases that contain those keywords in the narrative summary.

If multiple keywords are entered, the search will show cases in which the narrative contains ALL of those words. So adding more search terms will narrow the search. Terms with fewer than three characters (e.g., "IQ") are ignored in searches. Searches can be further narrowed by using "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases. Keywords both inside and outside quotation marks can be combined. And, truncated words can be entered: the term "discrim" will return all variants on that root. No "wildcards," such as "*" are necessary for truncation.

Since the table is filtered to 1989 through the present by default, a search for the name of someone who was exonerated before 1989 will not produce results until the Date of Exoneration is adjusted, or the Pre-1989 filter is selected.

Once filters have been set, select the column headings you wish to display, and sort the table by whatever column heading you choose by clicking on the column heading. For more detailed instructions, see Understanding the Registry, under "About" at the top right of the Home Page.

Note: 1989 was the year of the first DNA exoneration and the dawn of a new era of wrongful convictions. The Registry used to separate the two - pre and post 1989 exonerations - into two separate and distinct databases. They are now synthesized to reflect the entire body of exoneration data. If you wish to view exonerations prior to 1989, check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter.

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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Bryson, David Oklahoma Oklahoma 1983 2003 Sexual Assault 85 years 16.7 28 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Cheshire, Jesse Allen Oklahoma Bryan 2004 2008 Child Sex Abuse 16 years 3.8 37 White Male 2008 10-31-2013
Cooper, Anthony Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 1999 Child Sex Abuse 50 years 1.6 24 White Male 1996 09-22-2015
Coulter, Phillip Oklahoma Kingfisher 2000 2002 Child Sex Abuse 15 years 1.5 38 White Male 2002 10-31-2013
Dority, Ricky Oklahoma Sequoyah 2015 2023 Murder Life without parole 7.2 39 White Male 2022 01-23-2024
Durham, Timothy Oklahoma Tulsa 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3.8 28 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Fritz, Dennis Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 1999 Murder Life 11.0 33 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Goodwin, Paul Oklahoma Seminole 1936 1969 Murder Life 32.4 21 White Male 1969 03-13-2018
Graham, Gene Oklahoma Delaware 2013 2016 Child Sex Abuse 13 years 2.3 40 White Male 2016 02-22-2016
Hockersmith, Letha Jean Oklahoma Tulsa 1994 1999 Murder Life 2.5 31 White Female 1996 04-08-2013
Jamerson, William Oklahoma Tulsa 1991 2025 Sexual Assault 34 years 23.4 22 Black Male 2015 11-03-2025
Keifer, Lee Oklahoma Tulsa 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3.6 25 White Male 1996 04-08-2014
Lott, Perry Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 2023 Sexual Assault Life 30.3 25 Black Male 2018 10-22-2023
McCarty, Curtis Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2007 Murder Death 21.1 20 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
McGee, Arvin Oklahoma Tulsa 1989 2002 Sexual Assault Life 12.7 25 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Miller, Maurice Ladon Oklahoma Oklahoma 2005 2007 Murder Life 1.9 18 Black Male 2007 12-22-2013
Miller, Robert Lee Jr. Oklahoma Oklahoma 1988 2017 Murder Death 9.7 27 Black Male 1998 05-19-2017
Murphy, Michelle Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2014 Murder Life without parole 18.5 17 Native American Female 2014 09-20-2014
Parker, Matthew Oklahoma Tulsa 1997 2015 Child Sex Abuse Life 17.2 26 White Male 2014 05-09-2016
Pierce, Jeffrey Todd Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2001 Sexual Assault 65 years 14.6 23 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Potts, Clinton Oklahoma Muskogee 2009 2012 Murder Life without parole 2.9 30 White Male 2012 09-30-2013
Rowan, Jeffrey Oklahoma Pittsburg 2009 2012 Child Sex Abuse 35 years 2.9 26 White Male 2012 04-06-2014
Scott, Calvin Lee Oklahoma Pontotoc 1983 2003 Sexual Assault 25 years 20.2 26 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Simmons, Glynn Oklahoma Oklahoma 1975 2023 Murder Death 48.1 22 Black Male 2023 10-01-2023
Weatherly, Harold Oklahoma Oklahoma 1984 2007 Attempted Murder 40 years 14.6 25 White Male 1998 08-01-2019
Webb, Thomas III Oklahoma Cleveland 1983 1996 Sexual Assault 60 years 12.9 22 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Wilhoit, Gregory Oklahoma Osage 1987 1993 Murder Death 5.9 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Williams, Darrell Oklahoma Payne 2012 2014 Sexual Assault Probation 0.2 21 Black Male 2012 06-26-2014
Williamson, Ronald Keith Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 1999 Murder Death 11.0 29 White Male 1999 08-29-2011